Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015)
We mourn and pay tribute to the most beloved of performers of aliens, the sensualist who inspired slash fiction and the psychosexual saint of the nerds.
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Episode 348: They Are Not The Hell Your Whales
The Overthinkers tackle the passing of Leonard Nimoy, the philosophical implications of #TheDress, and whether Leslie Knope lives in the Frank Underworld.
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TV Recap: Downton Abbey Season 5 Episode 9
The Overthinkers recap the Downton Abbey Season 5 finale (the UK Christmas Special), “A Moorland Holiday.”
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Episode 148: The Rock and the Mirror
Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss Billy Joel’s “Glass Houses.”
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“Movies” vs. “Films”: Oscar Speeches Versus the World
Adding statistical and linguistic fuel to the “Oscars are out of touch” fire.
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Episode 347: John Fact becomes John Myth, and John Myth becomes John Legend
The Overthinkers tackle the the 87th Academy Awards Oscar ceremony.
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TV Recap: Downton Abbey Season 5 Episode 8
Episode 147: TFT Live
Ryan and Matt discuss Prince’s “Purple Rain” in front of a live audience in Boston, MA.
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The Feasibility of the Wedding Ringer’s Business Plan
Is it even REMOTELY feasible for a wedding ringer to make a living as a fake best man–and get away with it?
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Hearth and Home: When a Videogame becomes a Third Space
How and why Hearthstone, the World of Warcraft online Collectible Card Game, is a lot like the bar from Cheers (sociologically speaking).
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